Unbalanced development of inter-provincial high-grade highway in China: Decomposing the Gini coefficient |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China;2. School of Business Administration, SWUFE, China;3. School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, China;4. University of Birmingham, United Kingdom;1. School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China;2. School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu, China;3. Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia;1. School of Public Finance and Taxation, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, China;2. School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Bengbu 233030, China;1. School of Economics, Ocean University of China, Shandong, Qingdao 266100, China;2. School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, Anhui University of Finance and Economics, Anhui, Bengbu 233030, China;2. Center for China Economic Research, East China Normal University, Zhongshan North Road, Shanghai, China;4. Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This study discusses the unbalanced development of Chinese inter-provincial high-grade highway from 1997 to 2013. It does so from the viewpoint of the inter-provincial Gini coefficient based on per capita mileage of high-grade highway, which is decomposed according to such dimensions as the increment of the Gini coefficient, the Gini coefficient of different types of high-grade highway, and the Gini coefficient between and within inland and coastal areas. The Gini coefficient of China’s per capita mileage of inter-provincial high-grade highway shows a declining trend year by year. According to the results from the decomposition of the contribution rate of different types of high-grade highway, the unbalanced development of inter-provincial high-grade highway is caused mainly by that of first- and second-grade highway. According to the results from the decomposition related to the increment of the Gini coefficient of China’s per capita mileage of inter-provincial high-grade highway, the decrease of the Gini coefficient from 1997 to 2013 was mainly the result of balanced distribution of high-grade highway among regions in China. According to the results from the decomposition of the Gini coefficient between and within inland and coastal areas, the unbalanced development of inter-provincial high-grade highway in China from 1997 to 2013 was caused mainly by the unbalanced development of inter-provincial high-grade highway in inland areas. Therefore, the authors argue that the government should pay more attention to protecting the environment and providing a suitable scale of highway network, which could promote long-term sustainable development. |
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| Keywords: | Transportation High-grade highway Unbalanced distribution Gini coefficient Environmental protection |
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